Conroe woman shows she’s not master of illusion during arrest

Jonathan Garris

Published
5:49 pm CDT, Thursday, June 7, 2012

A Conroe woman arrested on county warrants on Wednesday morning found an unusual and painful hiding spot for her drug paraphernalia.

At approximately 10 a.m. an officer was out on patrol near a park on Crooke Street when he spotted a woman smoking a cigarette, Conroe police Sgt. Joe Smart said. Smoking in a public park is a violation of a city ordinance.

While speaking with the woman, the officer was told by dispatch that the woman had several outstanding county warrants, Smart said. The officer placed the woman in handcuffs and took her into custody.

While driving with the woman, the officer noticed that she was allegedly squirming in the back seat of the vehicle, Smart said. Thinking it was possible she was trying to slip out of her cuffs or tamper with potential evidence, the officer asked her what she was doing.

The woman allegedly admitted that she had hidden a crack pipe in her private parts and she was now trying to remove it as it was cutting her, Smart said.

The officer told the woman to stop fidgeting with the item and wait until they arrived at jail for help. Once there, the woman was assisted by female jailers in removing the evidence, Smart said.

The 34-year-old Conroe woman was charged with tampering with evidence on top of her original county warrants, Smart said.

The case is currently under investigation by the Conroe Police Department.